Sepiais a reddish-browncolor,named after the richbrownpigmentderived from theink sacof the commoncuttlefishSepia.[2]The wordsepiais theLatinizedform of theGreekσηπία,sēpía,cuttlefish.[3]
Sepia | |
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Hex triplet | #704214 |
sRGBB(r,g,b) | (112, 66, 20) |
HSV(h,s,v) | (30°, 82%, 44%) |
CIELChuv(L,C,h) | (33, 45, 38°) |
Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong brown |
B:Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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In the visual arts
editSepiainkwas commonly used for writing inGreco-Roman civilization.It remained in common use as an artist's drawing material until the 19th century.[2]Grisailleis a painting technique developed in the 14th century in which a painting is rendered solely in tones ofgray,sepia, ordark green.[4]In the last quarter of the 18th century, ProfessorJakob SeydelmannofDresdendeveloped a process to extract and produce a concentrated form of sepia for use inwatercolorsandoil paints.[5]
Sepia toningis achemical processused inphotographywhich changes the appearance of black-and-white prints to brown.[2][6]The color is now often associated with antique photographs. Most photographics softwareprograms and manydigital camerasinclude a sepia tone filter to mimic the appearance of sepia-toned prints.[2][7]
Other uses
editIn the 1940s in the United States, music intended forAfrican Americanaudiences was generally calledrace musicor sepia music until the development of the expressionrhythm and blues(R&B).[8][9][10]There was amagazineforAfrican-AmericanscalledSepia,which existed from 1947 to 1983 (although the nameSepiawas only applied after a change of ownership in 1953).[11]
Acclaimed Russian directorAndrei Tarkovskyused a sepia tone in his 1979science-fictionfilmStalkerto visually distinguish scenes set in the ordinary world from the world of the forbidden Zone, which is portrayed in color.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^The color displayed in the color box above matches the colour calledsepiain the 1930 book by Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of ColourNew York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colorsepiais displayed on page 39, Plate 8, Colour Sample A10.
- ^abcdSt. Clair, Kassia (2016).The Secret Lives of Colour.London: John Murray. pp. 248–249.ISBN978-1-4736-3081-9.OCLC936144129.
- ^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of ColourNew York:1930 McGraw Hill. Discussion of the colour Sepia, Page 179
- ^Sitwell, Sacheverell (2011-09-28).The Netherlands: A Study of Some Aspects of Art, Costume and Social Life.A&C Black.ISBN978-1-4482-0344-4.
- ^Gettens, R. J.; Stout, G. L. (2012-09-26).Painting Materials: A Short Encyclopedia.Courier Corporation.ISBN978-0-486-14242-5.
- ^Präkel, David (2018-05-03).Photography FAQs: Black and White.Bloomsbury Publishing.ISBN978-1-350-09045-3.
- ^Long, Ben (2011).Complete Digital Photography.Course Technology.ISBN978-1-4354-5921-2.
- ^Jaynes, Gerald David (2005).Encyclopedia of African American Society.SAGE.ISBN978-0-7619-2764-8.
- ^Gillett, Charlie (2011-05-01).The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll.Souvenir Press.ISBN978-0-285-64024-5.
- ^Kurlansky, Mark (2013-07-11).Ready For a Brand New Beat: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the Anthem for a Changing America.Penguin.ISBN978-1-101-61626-0.
- ^Mia Chandra Long,Seeking A Place In The Sun: Sepia Magazine's Endeavor For Quality Journalism and Place In The Negro Market, 1951–1982,PhD dissertation, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 2011, pp. 5, footnote 16
- ^Green, Peter (1993-06-18).Andrei Tarkovsky: The Winding Quest.Springer.ISBN978-1-349-11996-7.